An Evening Prayer for Sanctification and Protection.

A Psalm of David.

1 O LORD°, I call° upon You; ahasten° to me!bGive° ear° to my voice° when I call° to You!
2 May my prayer° be Icounted° as aincense° before° You; The blifting° up of my hands° as the cevening° offering°.
3 Set° a aguard°, O LORD°, Iover my mouth°; Keep° watch° over° the bdoor° of my lips°.
4aDo not incline° my heart° to any evil° thing°, To practice° deeds°Iof wickedness° With men° who bdo° iniquity°; And cdo not let me eat° of their delicacies°.

5 ¶ Let the arighteous° smite° me Iin kindness° and reprove° me; It is boil° upon the head°; Do not let my head° refuse° it,IIFor still° my prayer°cis IIIagainst their wicked° deeds°.
6 Their judges° are athrown° down° by the sides° of the rock°, And they hear° my words°, for they are pleasant°.
7 As when one aplows° and breaks° open° the earth°, Our bbones° have been scattered° at the cmouth° of ISheol°.

8 ¶ For my aeyes° are toward° You, O IGOD°, the Lord°; In You I btake° refuge°; cdo not IIleave° me defenseless°°.
9 Keep° me from the Iajaws° of the trap° which they have set° for me, And from the bsnares° of those who do° iniquity°.
10 Let the wicked°afall° into their own nets°, While° I pass° by Ibsafely°.

and his life safe from snares.

7 Our bonesº are scatteredºª at the grave'sº mouth,º as when² one cuttethºª and cleavethºª [wood] upon the earth.º8 But² mine eyesº [are] unto² thee, O GODº the Lord:º in thee is my trust;ºª leave¹ª not my soul¹ destitute.ºª²²9 Keepºª me from²² the snaresº¹ [which] they have laidºª for me, and the ginsº of the workersºª of iniquity.º10 Let the wickedº fallºª into their own nets,º whilst² that I² withalº escape.ºª